Greece

Delphi (Greek Delphoi) is an archaeological
site and a modern town in Greece.
In ancient times it was the site of the
Delphic Sibyl, dedicated to the god Apollo.
Delphi was revered throughout the Greek world
as the site of the omphalos stone,
the centre of the universe.
In the inner hestia, or hearth, of
the Temple of Delphic Apollo (Apollon Delphinios),
an eternal flame burned.
After the battle of Plataea, the Greek cities
extinguished their fires and brought new fire
from the hearth of Greece, at Delphi;
in the foundation stories of several Greek colonies,
the founding colonists were first
dedicated at Delphi (Burkert, 1985, pp. 61, 84).